It was big news when Josh and Benny Safdie, the brotherly filmmaking duo behind "Heaven Knows What," "Good Time," and "Uncut Gems," decided they were going to venture out and work on their own projects. Where Josh teamed up with Timothée Chalamet on "Marty Supreme," Benny opted to collaborate with Dwayne 'The Rock" Johnson for "The Smashing Machine." Based on the 2002 documentary of the same name, the film is a dramatization of the experiences of extreme wrestler and MMA fighter Mark Kerr as he deals with various personal and professional hurdles. In addition to painting a tender portrait of a man on the ropes, the complex character study also gives a peek into the toxic relationship between Kerr and his girlfriend, Dawn Staples (Emily Blunt).

Despite all of the hype around "The Smashing

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